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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Cooks, Fast Food. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Getting Information64
2.Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People61
3.Performing General Physical Activities58
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings58
5.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates57
6.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public56
7.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material55
8.Handling and Moving Objects53
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work53
10.Scheduling Work and Activities52
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
  Importance for success in this profession
  Level of proficiency needed

Job Activity Scores

Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
64
43
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
61
40
Determine whether to remove a tree that has been damagedDetermine the value of property lost in a fireEstablish the value of a recently discovered ancient art work
Performing General Physical Activities
Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
58
39
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
58
51
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
57
44
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
56
39
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
55
35
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
53
69
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
53
45
Organize a work schedule that is repetitive and easy to planPlan and organize your own activities that often changePrioritize and plan multiple tasks several months ahead
Scheduling Work and Activities
Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
52
44
Make appointments for patients using a predetermined schedulePrepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store"Schedule a complex conference program with multiple, parallel sessions"